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$3m Eden Park Walkway Opens
It cost $3m and it was open for business today. It’s called the Wairepo Swamp Road but it’s not a road when matches like tonight are on at Eden Park. The...
Eden Park Car Ban Works Well
During tonight’s Eden Park RWC dry run, parts of Sandringham Road were closed from 4pm and adjourning streets also closed to traffic and parking. It was the...
The Real Test
Fingers crossed for the dress rehearsal for the RWC matches at Eden Park. Rugby fans heading for the Springboks-All Blacks match are being urged to go by train,...
Queens Wharf Left vs Right
Look Mum, there's the Party Central tent! The Queens Wharf saga is now becoming a battle between Auckland politicians a few months out from the Auckland supercouncil...
Tears Shed Over Queens Wharf
The big shed on Queens Wharf is going to be saved - but who is going to pay the millions needed to save it? In typical Auckland political fashion, the answer...
Kingsland Revamp Opens
All Blacks and local body officials arrived by train at the Kingsland train station this afternoon to talk up the RWC 2011. Rugby World Cup minister Murray McCully,...
Photos: Stairway To Eden
The lady who’s sure has plenty of stairways to rugby heaven to choose from when the Kingsland train/railway station revamp opens. Although if she’s heading...
Kingsland Today
Here’s photos and video of how Kingsland train station looks today. The countdown is on for it to be finished by the Tri-Nations game at Eden Park in a few...
Videos: Kingsland Update
Today you can get a better feel for how the wider Kingsland platforms will look and work for the RWC2011. New steps to Sandringham Rd They need to be finished and...
Lorne St Changes Approved
Library area now I’m a big fan of Auckland City’s Shared Space project and it’s awesome to see the final tick off now given for the final concept...
Is Greenlane The Worst?
No more major Auckland train station revamps are planned for at least a year. But if money could be found, which would be the most rundown station that you would...
Kingsland Makes Sense: Photos
Finally we are getting to see what the extended platforms at the Kingsland train station are about. The platforms will be completed by July 10. Here’s how...
Eden Park Goes Green
Welsh rugby team training in Auckland this afternoon As the Welsh trained in Auckland this afternoon, work continues at Eden Park in preparation for the RWC2011. Those...
RWC Trains To Hamilton?
KiwiRail is considering running excursion trains between Hamilton and Auckland during the RWC 2011 to tie in with 10 matches in either Hamilton or Auckland. But...
Another Busy Weekend
Work on doubletracking the Western line between New Lynn and Avondale and the completion of work associated with the new Avondale train station means buses replace...
Videos: Kingsland RWC Upgrade
Eden Park is also getting ready Kingsland train station’s platform extension work is becoming more obvious now and so it should. There are now two months before...
RWC Fans Travel Free
Public transport will be free to all Rugby World Cup 2011 matches in Auckland for match ticketholders, enabling fans to get to the game quicker. ARTA chair Rabin...
Photos:Eden Park,Kingsland
The next stage of the extension work for the Kingsland railway station platforms is happening and will be finished by June 30. This will mean the bigger platforms...
Banks: RWC Will Be Liquor Test
Auckland Mayor John Banks has welcomed the Law Commission recommending local communities have a say on where and when alcohol can be sold. And he also hopes changes...
(Photos) Queens Wharf Open Day
Here are some more photos from the Queens Wharf open day. The festive occasion attracted many Aucklanders curious about the wharf - and passionate about what...
Video Inside Queens Shed
Here is what it looks like inside the Queens wharf shed
Update On Train Station Improvements Before The RWC
There is still work to be done around some of Auckland’s established train stations before the RWC. But there will be no more new actual railway station revamps...
